Author: Chris Barrow

Chris Barrow has been active as a consultant, trainer and coach to the UK dental profession for over 20 years. As a writer, his blog enjoys a strong following and he is a regular contributor to the dental press. Naturally direct, assertive and determined, he has the ability to reach conclusions quickly, as well as the sharp reflexes and lightness of touch to innovate, change tack and push boundaries. In 2014 he appeared as a “castaway” in the first season of the popular reality TV show “The Island with Bear Grylls”. His main professional focus is as Coach Barrow, providing coaching and mentorship to independent dentistry.

Yesterday I met with Barbara Trotter and our new Business Development Manager, Paul Nelson. About two-thirds of our meeting was concerned with launching Paul into our community of dentists so as to begin the process of recruiting a targeted 120 clients for The Dental Business School in 2006. We agreed that our order of play
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About a week ago I twanged my back – so badly that I have been suffering ever since. That’s the first real back problem I have experienced for about 3 years, although the condition started in 1987 as a result of a long country walk, carrying one young son on my front and another on
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Back to work today, with the following order of priorities: 1. ezine 2. podcast 3. blog (this one!) 4. catch up on client emails 5. catch up on operational emails 6. catch up on voice mail from last week 7. generally review “to do” list 8. think about Wednesday’s management meeting and what I want
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and I haven’t written a blog entry, recorded my podcast or written my ezine this week. Because we have been on tour with Better Practice in Dentistry and I have been presenting to audiences all over the UK on Pricing and Selling Dentistry. There is no doubt that the tour has been a great success
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I am working with a personal branding coach at the moment – exercising my intellect on Chris Barrow as a brand and how that would look – or whether the brand should be the schools. Please don’t give me your feedback – I’m confused enough! However, the process has created some good conversations and the
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Last night I finished the Reading workshop and drove up to Birmingham. My usual hotel was fully-booked and so I spent the night at the Ramada in Solihull – a finalist for “worst hotel of the year so far”. At an investment of 110 pounds I was able to check into my poorly decorated and
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Just about to kick off our third workshop of the week. Last night I was in tucked up in bed and lights out before 9.00pm – absolutely trashed. Up at 5.00am this morning to write the ezine – a good night’s sleep has done me the power of good. Small room today – about 25
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Sorry – last week was so frenetic that my blogging habit fell through the cracks. We have just returned from the Dental Showcase and are moving into week 3 of 4 on the workshop trail. Today in Edinburgh. I’ll start blogging again now and tell you some interesting stories I’ve witnessed in the last few
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Sorry – last week was so frenetic that my blogging habit fell through the cracks. We have just returned from the Dental Showcase and are moving into week 3 of 4 on the workshop trail. Today in Edinburgh. I’ll start blogging again now and tell you some interesting stories I’ve witnessed in the last few
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To my good friend Guy Levine (www.levineit.com) who patiently sat with his recording equipment in my Manchester apartment and helped me to record the 45-minute audio that we are handing out at The Dental Showcase later this week. And who then worked with Barbara on turning the recording into a packaged CD. I forgot to
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